My parcel arrived at 1600 hrs on the 27/06 , envelope was partially torn along one edge but everything intact , now for some reading in between getting the washing done . A man's work is never finished .

My parcel arrived at 1600 hrs on the 27/06 , envelope was partially torn along one edge but everything intact , now for some reading in between getting the washing done . A man's work is never finished .

Cheers Tom in Oz.

27th in Oz, 29th here in sunny Ipswich, Suffolk. Mind you, I don't have the budget for the insider loco and cars!

The second Insider loco and coaches are nice enough but the cost for me to buy both of them would be over $750 USD. That is a whole lot of money for a small loco and five two axle coaches IMO, no matter how nice they are.

Regards,
Jim
I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains!
I have models from Era I to Era VI, but I try to focus on Eras I & III. Whoops, that one got away from me. Let's just say I focus on cool trains, regardless of the particulars :-)
So many trains and so little time.

I received my 03/2-19 package just today along with the ordering information for the Insider Club Car 2019 (Item No. 48619) plus other materials. I noticed that this item was priced at RRP of USD 20.99. Is this price for non-members?

Also, apart from Lok Shop, is there any other dealers in Germany that you would recommend? After all these years dealing with Roland Bär at Lok Shop, it looks like my account has been deleted completely. I really do not know the reason for this. However, I wish to now move on with a more trustworthy and reliable dealer who would be more interested in my business.

Thank you.

Cheers,Ranjit

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

Btw, do all Insider Club members get a "free copy" of the Marklin Catalog (Item No. 15705) as part of the subscription?

Cheers,Ranjit

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

Perhaps they are staying to the north due to the heat and humidity farther south, because I have not yet seen mine.

Regards,
Jim
I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains!
I have models from Era I to Era VI, but I try to focus on Eras I & III. Whoops, that one got away from me. Let's just say I focus on cool trains, regardless of the particulars :-)
So many trains and so little time.

Also, apart from Lok Shop, is there any other dealers in Germany that you would recommend?

I have had very positive experiences with Modellbahnshop-Lippe and would recommend them without any reservations.

I always get a Märklin catalog as part of my Insider membership but things are somewhat different with the NA Insider memberships, so I am not sure overall.

Regards,
Jim
I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains!
I have models from Era I to Era VI, but I try to focus on Eras I & III. Whoops, that one got away from me. Let's just say I focus on cool trains, regardless of the particulars :-)
So many trains and so little time.

Unfortunately, the dealer Modellshoplippe is not a member of the Märklin Insider Club. Therefore, they will not be able to take any orders.

I am glad that all Insider Club members get a copy of the Marklin Catalog.

Cheers,Ranjit

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

Just waiting for the brand new Insider V 320 from Joes, which shall arrive this week.

Joes shop is only 5 miles away from Märklin in Goeppingen. He must have special contacts to them, because sometimes he suddenly sells very old Märklin goods brand new. (Be aware of the green point beside the article. If it is yellow, only 1 or to pieces are still in stock, no light nothing more in stock.) See here from an old starter set:

They offer good spare parts and located in Munich MUC). Always I come down to MUC. I do a little "excursion" to their huge shop. It is much much bigger as Märklin in Karstadt, just opposite the cenral station in MUC.

The major point for you are the shipping costs. Probably you always have to calculate them first, before you will buy spare parts in a German online shop.

All right, I do not have language problems with all of them, but I cannot tell you, who is speaking the best English. By MSL I know, they employ an extra Person with good English knowledge for their foreign customers.

I received my 03/2-19 package just today along with the ordering information for the Insider Club Car 2019 (Item No. 48619) plus other materials. I noticed that this item was priced at RRP of USD 20.99. Is this price for non-members?

The insider annual club car is 48169, and you just order it via your insider dealer insider order form I think. Cost is just the postage.

We get catalogs. In the US they get sent later when they are available and not as part of the insider shipments in the recent past.

Thank you, TEEWolf, for the elaborate list of dealers you deal with in Germany. I wish we were all as lucky as you!

I notice that many of the website are in German, and from a communication point of view it is difficult for many of us.

Do you know if Joes and Lokmuseum have someone who understands and speaks English?

Take care.

Cheers,Ranjit

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

Robert Frowenfeld is the chap in the US I deal with. He said he can take my order.

Cheers,Ranjit

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

Also, apart from Lok Shop, is there any other dealers in Germany that you would recommend? After all these years dealing with Roland Bär at Lok Shop, it looks like my account has been deleted completely. I really do not know the reason for this. However, I wish to now move on with a more trustworthy and reliable dealer who would be more interested in my business.

Thank you.

Cheers,Ranjit

Hello Ranjit,I have found many dealers in Germany who will send Maerklin items to me in Australia.I have a dealer in Australia (Nathans Trains) upon whom I rely for most of my Maerklin items.However I buy from Germany if the dealer is unable to get a "sold-out", "Eurotrain", "Idee+Spiel", or a second-hand item.Some of my dealers are Joes Modellbahnlaedle, Schmalenbach, Seyfried, BW Bahn, Modellzentrum, and Michelstadt Modellbahntreff.These all have on-line listings.And those dealers are better than eBay because they remove VAT, and there is no 10% charge for Australian Goods Services Tax (GST).Whereas eBay dealers usually do not remove VAT, plus Paypal adds 10% Australian GST.

Thank you, TEEWolf, for the elaborate list of dealers you deal with in Germany. I wish we were all as lucky as you!

I notice that many of the website are in German, and from a communication point of view it is difficult for many of us.

Do you know if Joes and Lokmuseum have someone who understands and speaks English?

Take care.

Cheers,Ranjit

Sorry Ranjit,

I do not know as good these shops are dealing in English. I even could not find a possibility to switch their websites to the English language. The best website I found is the one from MSL. It offers - including German - 8 different languages for its website.

Yes Francisco, so do I. I am guessing about December for me though based on past experience, but I like having train items to look forward to.

That is a good thing I believe, isn't it?

Regards,
Jim
I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains!
I have models from Era I to Era VI, but I try to focus on Eras I & III. Whoops, that one got away from me. Let's just say I focus on cool trains, regardless of the particulars :-)
So many trains and so little time.

Thats a long time, happen to me when ordering some items from USA dealers.The wagons set 1 is already in stock at my dealer, not yet the loco, but should be happening soon...hope to be able to run the train some time in August!Regards

German trains era I-II and selected III, era depends on the mood, mostly Maerklin but i can be heretic if needed XD, heresy is no longer an issue.. LOL

Thats a long time, happen to me when ordering some items from USA dealers.

Yeah - that is a long time but that is when my Insider models from US dealers have arrived in the past. They seem to always get everything last for some reason.

Right now I am still waiting for my Ardelt crane which many people received months ago and have already returned due to problems. Some people had multiple replacement windows for their Insider 103s before I even got mine. That loco arrived in December and the coaches in January if I remember correctly.

Regards,
Jim
I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains!
I have models from Era I to Era VI, but I try to focus on Eras I & III. Whoops, that one got away from me. Let's just say I focus on cool trains, regardless of the particulars :-)
So many trains and so little time.

Thank you, David, for the list of English speaking agents at these online shops.

So far, I have found Joachim at Joes to be super prompt and good in his English. I haven't tried BWBahn yet.

Take care.

Ranjit

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

Like David mentioned, Joachim at Joes understands very good English, Wolfgang! His response is also very fast. I am happy with him so far.

Cheers,Ranjit

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

Some of the online dealers you have mentioned are new to me. So far, I have contacted Joes and I find them to be very prompt. Some years ago, I have dealt with Schweickhardt GmbH & Co. KG, and I have found them to be quite decent.

Cheers,Ranjit

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need" - Marcus Tullius Cicero "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Marie Hugo "If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney

The Marklin one includes a flyer for the 39378 Br101 160 Years of Marklin loco, A4 size, German one side, English the other side.

My 04/2019 Insider package arrived today. Although a foul wet and cold day, the magazine didn't get wet although one end of the envelope did. Plus, the clown who delivered it folded it in half and shoved it through the letterbox slot rather than using the parcel tray.

The Magazine has a feature article on the upcoming Marklin Days and IMA.

I predict weeks still here in the US, which is not a surprise. I get all of my new product info online and then, eventually I see a bit more with sometimes better text and images when the print stuff finds its way to me.

It works, if not perfectly and I do enjoy seeing the nice printed material, even if I have already decided one way or the other about actually buying an item.

Regards,
Jim
I have almost all Märklin and mostly HO, although I do have a small number of Z gauge trains!
I have models from Era I to Era VI, but I try to focus on Eras I & III. Whoops, that one got away from me. Let's just say I focus on cool trains, regardless of the particulars :-)
So many trains and so little time.

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